成晓琳
Catherine Cheng
Catherine Cheng is a diaspora writer of fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction. A romantic at heart, her stories center on love—regardless of genre—and explore themes of longing, identity, and whether love is ever truly enough. Her work is often inspired by the rich mythology and cultural history she grew up with in Xi'an, China.She is represented by Maddy Belton at Madeleine Milburn.
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Fantasy Romance
WHEN THE SEA BURNS RED
When a sea dragon cursed to die for the world and the god-blessed mortal prophesized to kill her fall in love, they must decide whether their love is worth dying for.
Horror Romance
Paradise is a Woman
A naturist sent to study lands for conquest loses his path in strange woods where a woman hiding among the trees may be his only way out alive.
fantasy romance
The Moon Between Us
A woman forced to reenact the Moon Goddess' love story in theatre falls helplessly for a man long dead—until a stranger steps into the play and begins rewriting its ending.
fantasy romance
Your Name is Alice
A monster with the voice of god in her head falls for a man determined to kill her who will not stay dead, only to realize they have met before—in every universe.
Fantasy Romance
Her Bones in the Water
A girl with a lantern by the shore becomes a false god when a sea monster is drawn to her light: a series of love stories.
Speculative Fiction
Porcelain Lovers
A porcelain collector haunted by visions of a past life after strange reactions to an Ancient Chinese artifact in the British Museum searches desperately for how her story ended.
Fantasy Romance
When the Sea Burns Red
When a sea dragon cursed to die for the world and the god-blessed mortal prophesized to kill her fall in love, they must decide whether their love is worth dying for.An inspired reimagining of the 16th-century Chinese classic, Investiture of the Gods, this fantasy debut is a tragic romance at its heart, depicting the reluctant rise of a god at the cost of the one he holds most dear.
Excerpt from the Book
“The night you bandaged me in Yousu, I had a dream,” Yunzui says, a weight releasing from her chest. “I dreamed we stood by the Eastern Sea, near a shore not unlike this one. And in this dream, you asked me to kill you.”She pauses, watching for his reaction, but he gives her none.“And I do,” she whispers, speaking into truth the reason they stand as they do now. They were never meant to be.
And she wonders in the intimacy of this moment, believing he is simply an extension of herself, whether it truly matters which of them lives or dies.